Homemade Dog Food Recipes

"Your Cocker Spaniel Will Love These Tasty Home Made Recipes "

There's nothing more satisfying than making batches of your own tasty homemade dog food recipes for your best friend - apart, of course, from watching him wolf it down!

We've a tasty selection of healthy, homemade dog food recipes for you to try, and if you'd like to share one of your Cocker's favourite recipes, we'd love to hear from you.

This is one of our most favourite dog food recipes - Savoury Minced Chicken!

Your dog will love it!

Not only is it a healthy organic alternative to shop-bought dog food - it's so easy to make too.

(Organic chicken is optional, good quality minced chicken will suffice.)

Tasty Homemade Dog Food Recipes!

Savoury Minced Chicken Meal

• 1 pound of ogranic minced chicken
• 2 cups of whole brown rice
• 6 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon of rosemary
• 1/2 pound of finely chopped broccoli
• 1/2 pound of diced carrots

Instructions:

• Place the minced chicken, water, rice and rosemary into a large pan.
• Combine all the ingredients - taking care to break up the minced chicken.
• Put the pan on a high heat and bring to the boil.
• When the mixture has reached boiling point, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and simmer for 20 minutes.
• At this point, add the vegetables and cook until tender.
• When the mixture is cooked and vegetables are tender, remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool.
• Place in foil containers and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.

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Lamb And Rice Dinner

• 1lb of ground lamb or beef
• 2 cups of brown rice
• 2 tablespoons of chopped broccoli
• 3 medium-sized potatoes, peeled
• 3 medium-sized carrots
• 2 tablespoons of chopped spinach

Instructions:

• Brown the ground lamb in a large frying pan, and when browned, transfer the meat to a large deep pan.
• Add enough water to cover and bring up to the boil.
• Cube the potatoes.
• Chop the broccoli.
• Chop the carrots.
• Add the cubes of potato to the frying pan and fry gently in the lamb juices before adding to the deep pan - don't forget the juices.
• Add the broccoli, carrots, and chopped spinach to the lamb mixture.
• Add the rice and mix well.
• Top up with enough water to cover the lamb mixture and simmer gently for around 20 minutes, or until the lamb and vegetables are tender and the rice is cooked.
• Allow to cool.

This homemade dog food recipe will keep up to 4 days in the refrigerator, or could be divided into single portions and frozen.

Not only is this recipe healthy and nutritious, we're sure your Cocker will agree it's tasty too!

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Savoury Mince And Veggies

• 750 grams of beef mince
• 1 kg of mixed vegetables of your choice: carrots, potato, broccoli, peas, parsnip, cauliflower
• 2 cups of rice
• 1 or 2 beef stock cubes

Instructions:

• Brown the minced beef in a large frying pan, or in batches in a large deep pan.
• Add enough water to the pan to cover the beef and bring up to the boil.
• Make up the stock cubes in a little water and add to the pan.
• If the liquid doesn't cover the mixture add a little more and simmer gently for around 20 minutes, or until the beef is tender.
• Chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces and add to the pan.
• Add the rice and mix well.
• Cook for a further 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and the rice is cooked.
• Set aside and allow to cool.

Home made dog food recipes such as these contain natural, healthy, ingredients and are much fresher than some of the commercial dog foods available!

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Rosemary Chicken

• 1 pound minced chicken or turkey
• 2 cups of brown rice
• 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary
• 1 Medium sized pack of frozen mixed vegetables or, if you prefer, a mixture of fresh chopped vegetables
• 1 chicken stock cube

Instructions:

• Brown the minced meat in a pan, using a wooden spoon to break it up, and add the rosemary.
• Dissolve the stock cube in enough water to cover the mixture.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and allow to simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• Add the vegetables and rice, mix thoroughly, and cook until the vegetables are tender and the rice is cooked.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool before refrigerating.

Each of our homemade dog food recipes above can be prepared and cooked in advance and refrigerated for up to 4 days.

Alternatively, they can be packed in foil containers and frozen in single portions and defrosted when needed.

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Our homemade dog food recipes are meant as suggested variations to your dog's diet.

We strongly recommend you discuss your Cocker Spaniel's diet with your veterinary to ensure that you feed your dog a well-balanced, nutritional diet.

If you've enjoyed preparing these recipes for your dog, we also have some homemade dog biscuit recipes if you'd like to try your hand at those - we're sure your faithful friend will love you for it!

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